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Animal lover Reese Witherspoon will be appalled to learn her stepmother was arrested in an animal cruelty scandal uncovered exclusively by The ENQUIRER.
Authorities charged Patricia, 62, with abandonment and neglect after she was taken into custody by the local PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) agency, which foundatricia Witherspoon was taken into custody by the local PAWS (Pets are Worth Saving) agency in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on May 8 after animal control authorities opened an investigation against her for abandonment and neglect after two dogs were found on her property that weren’t properly cared for.
A Shih Tzu named Chloe Bell was found leashed outside Patricia’s home in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on a hot April day.